Here are some brief descriptions of my 12 books. You can read fuller descriptions, reviews, and even bake throughs, as well as see photo galleries for some of the books on the Discover More Pages. Each book's main recipes are indexed with page numbers and titles are linked on a subpage on each book's Discover More Page.
I also wrote two articles for Food Arts magazine: The Sugar Bible and The Vanilla Bible, which are at the bottom of this page.
With all 4 genres of dessert baking with their own bibles: cake, pie & pastry, bread, and cookies, what book do we write next?
The Cake Bible has been an on going best seller for over three decades and in its 60th printing, Harper & Collins was all for a revised, updated, and expanded book.
Coming October 22, 2024 will be a 35th anniversary edition of The Cake Bible. Our editor, Cassie Jones gave us the best comment for what we can include,
“What Rose wants, is what I want”.
PREORDER LINK IS NOW IN PLACE, CLICK ON THE 35th ANNIVERSARY THE CAKE BIBLE PAGE TO ORDER
WE HAVE SEVERAL BOOK TITLES for SALE. We will sign purchased books as well.
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Details if You are Looking for Signed Copies of Our Books
The Cake Bible (1988) after 35 years, is still my first point of reference for all things cake including wedding cakes, cake pans sizes, and ingredients. It also gives in depth understanding of their interplay and how cake baking works. Inducted into IACP's Hall of Culinary Classics in 2017.
In its 60th printing.
The Bread Bible (2003) ever type of bread is represented here including quick breads, muffins biscuits, scones, sandwich bread, rolls, flat breads, hearth breads, brioche, and sour dough. Exquisitely detailed step by step drawings of techniques are by Alan Witschonke of Alan Witschonke Art, Inc.
Rose's Celebrations (1992) was my first venture in writing a savory and sweets cookbook. If you ever wonder what a baker cooks for dinner, you will find it! Recipes are presented in a meal menu style format complete with desserts and photos of most dishes.
Romantic & Classic Cakes (1981) My first cookbook will give you a glimpse of how it all began. American and European classic recipes. Paperback book with 78 pages.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books link .
Rose's Sugar and Vanilla Bibles
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The Baking Bible (2014) encompasses all four types of dessert baking. Here you will find recipes for cakes, pies and pastries, cookies and bite size treats, and yeast based sweet breads.
IACP 2014 Best Baking Cookbook
Rose's Heavenly Cakes (2009) my return to cakes 22 years post The Cake Bible. It includes all my new cake discoveries including four fabulous new wedding cakes and several new buttercream, ganaches, and glazes.
IACP 2009 Best Cookbook of the Year
Rose's Melting Pot (1993) most of the recipes in this book were inspired by my travels to to other countries. But the lamb and prune stew on the cover was my favorite childhood dinner cooked by my grandmother, and one I still cook on a regular basis.
Rose's Christmas Cookies (1990) a book devoted to all my favorite cookies for all occasions, from the simple to the sublime, even including s a cookie cathedral replicating Nôtre Dame de Paris.
All-Original, All-American Pie Recipes Deck (2015) contains 9 recipes of America's most loved pies, on 28 laminated and spiral bound pages.
BOOK CORRECTIONS pages
All of my books have their own corrections pages that can be accessed through Blog Categories Archives: A BOOK CORRECTIONS & ENHANCEMENTS category link shown on sidebars. Each book has its own posting with corrections and changes listed in page order. Also, some books will have additional postings. These pages can be copied and printed to be included in your books.
The Cookie Bible (2022) Many of you have requested another cookie book since my Rose’s Christmas Cookies book, released over 30 years ago. Over 150 recipes with many variations. Chapters include recipes for rolled by hand, piped or dropped, shaped by hand, rolled and cut, holiday, meringue and candy, and cake and bar cookies, plus extras. Recipes are presented in our now step-by-step format. Full-page portraits for most of the cookies.
Rose’s Ice Cream Bliss (2020) Although I am known for cakes, proud of my flaky pie crust recipe, have the most fun making cookies, enjoy relaxing when making bread, but the sweet that I love most to eat is —-ICE CREAM! Here you will find ice creams, toppings and add-ins, and ice cream social baking recipes.
Rose's Baking Basics (2018) My 11th book has over 100 recipes for cookies and small treats, cakes, pies, and breads presented in a step-by-step style, with 600+ captioned photos of critical steps performed by me in our baking kitchen. Also, most recipes will have a set up for ingredients (mise en place) before the steps, just as you would do before making the recipes.
The Pie and Pastry Bible (1998) is my most comprehensive book on pies and pastries. It includes over 225 recipes, including 30 recipes for pie crusts, and even a multi-tiered wedding tart.
UPDATE: 2/22/21: The 11th edition printing has flawed drawings, we recommend waiting for the 12th printing due sometime by the end of the year.
WE do have several 10th edition printings, with all current corrections.
A Passion for Chocolate (1989) features the recipes from one of the world's top chocolatiers from Lyons, France. I was privileged to translate and adapt them so that they turn out just as I enjoyed them chez Bernachon.
